A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 80 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (50 miles) on Wednesday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:54:35 / 5:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.7303° West, 51.2094° North, depth 25.7 km. Global time and date of event 04/08/16 / 2016-08-04 05:54:35 / August 4, 2016 @ 5:54 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13829589. Id of event: ak13829589. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.7 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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